WEBVTT JASON: WE'VE GOT NEW VIDEO FROMOVERNIGHT AFTER A RACECARCRASHED INTO THE STANDS ATA LOCAL SPEEDWAY.WE'VE LEARNED ONE PERSON HABEEN RELEASED BUT TWO PEOPLE ARESTILL BEING TREATED.MICHELLE: WESH 2'S HADAS BROWNIS LIVE AT VOLUSIA SPEEDWAYPARK.WE ALSO TALKED TO WITNESSESOVERNIGHHADAS: WE TALKED TO SEVERAL,HEARING ABOUT THAT FRIGHTFULMOMENT.ALL OF IT HAPPENING JUST BEYONDTHESE GATES AT -- AS THE DIRTCAR NATIONALS WERE UNDERWAY.THE CAR FLEW INTO THE FENCE ANDTHE STANDS AT TURNED TWO,INJURING THREE SPECTATORS.ALL THREE WERE TRANSPORTED TOHALIFAX HEALTH.WE JUST LEARNED ONE OF THEM HASBEEN DISCHARGED, THAT HIS UNCLEWAS TH ADMITTED AFTER SAYINGHE WAS EXPERIENCING SOMEDISCOMFORT.THEY IDENTIFIED THE PERSON WHOWAS DISCHARGED AS GARY STREAKFROM THE U.K..AT LAST CHECK, THE OTHER TWO ARESTILL IN THE HOSPITAL.ONE OF THEM IS IN MICHAELBROOKS.WE SEE THEM DIED IN TURN ONE,BUT WE SEE EVERYONE SCATTER.HADAS: SPEEDWAY PARK OFFICIALSTELL US THE DRIVER WAS NOTINJURED AND THIS MORNING, THEYARE SENDING OUT THERE THANKS TOEVERYONE FOR SENDING OUT THEIRTHOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THOSEWHO WERE INJURED.

3 injured as car crashes into speedway crowd

Race car goes off the track into the stands

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Updated: 7:21 AM CST Feb 20, 2017

BARBERVILLE, Fla. —

At least one person was seriously injured Sunday night when a car crashed through a fence and into the stands at a Florida racetrack.

A total of three people were injured. One person has been treated and released from the hospital, while two others are still receiving treatment. At least one victim's injuries are considered serious, authorities said.

The seriously injured person was flown to Halifax Medical Center. Two other people were injured, but the nature and seriousness of their injuries is not known at this time.

Speedway officials said the crash happened at turn two of the race track during a DIRTcar Nationals World of Outlaws event.

"First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with the race fans. We were able to identify one of the participants as Mr. Gary Streek. He is stable and visiting with family and friends. Mr. Streek is from the United Kingdom," speedway officials said in a statement.